Radio

1. Betty Pino, 'Queen of Latin Radio,' Dies

   August 07, 2013 4:22 PM EDT Radio DJ and personality Betty Pino, a presence in Latin radio for over 30 years, died early Tuesday morning following a bacterial infection that had left her hospitalized for nearly a month. The Ecuadorean-born Pino, a glamorous figure with ...

2. Pandora's Business Model: Is It Sustainable?

   August 07, 2013 1:45 PM EDT Subscribers read this analysis of Pandora's business model (in full below) when it first published last week via Billboard's print, online and iPad platforms. And you could have too if you subscribed to Billboard with our unmatched ...

3. Cumulus Media, Dick Clark Productions Announce Content Partnership for American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards

   August 07, 2013 8:00 AM EDT Cumulus Media Networks, which boasts more than 5,500 affiliate radio stations, and production company Dick Clark Productions, have partnered to create original radio and digital content opportunities around the upcoming American Music Awards and ...

4. Ross On Radio: Why "Blurred Lines" Upset "Get Lucky"

   August 07, 2013 12:47 AM EDT The New Song Of Summer 2013 Brings SexyBack Back In May, when Ross On Radio readers were asked to handicap the Summer Song of 2013, their only serious competition for Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” was Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise.” Robin Thicke’s “B ...

5. Special Report -- The Pandora Wars: 'You Can't Be Victim to Congress and Success to Wall St.'

   August 06, 2013 12:28 PM EDT Subscribers read this  Special Report on The Pandora Wars (in full below) when it first published last week via Billboard's print, online and iPad platforms. And you could have too if you subscribed to Billboard with our unmatched music ind ...

6. Pulselocker, a Music Streaming and Locker Service For DJs, Announces Merlin Partnership, New Interface

   August 05, 2013 5:02 PM EDT Pulselocker, a new music subscription service aimed at working DJs (the company refers to their target demographic as "prosumers") that was launched in beta last November, has made two announcements: First, t its service will be made a ...

7. Clear Channel's Tom Poleman On Z100's 30th Anniversary, iHeartRadio Festival as 'Turbo-charged' Jingle Ball, and Indie Label Rights Partnerships

   August 02, 2013 4:25 PM EDT Broadcasting from high atop the Empire State Building, WHTZ New York – better-known as Z100 – has set the bar for top 40 radio for the better part of three decades. As it marks its 30th anniversary on Aug. 2, it stands tall as a multimedia pop c ...

8. Chart Moves: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Top 40 Airplay Feat, Swift and Sheeran Return

   August 02, 2013 9:15 AM EDT As previously reported, Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" holds down the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 for an eighth week and One Direction scores its highest charting single ever, as its "Best Song Ever" debuts at No ...

9. Chart Moves: Guns N' Roses 'Hits' Longevity Milestone, 'Pitch Perfect' Still Selling Strong

   August 02, 2013 9:00 AM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Selena Gomez triumphed with her first No. 1 album , as "Stars Dance" started atop the list with 97,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week's leader, Jay Z's "Magna ...

10. Ross On Radio: Kraddick, Kiss, And The Resurgence Of Top 40

    August 02, 2013 2:13 AM EDT Kraddick, Kiss And The Resurgence Of Top 40 Kidd Kraddick loomed large in Dallas, where his home base of KHKS (Kiss 106.1) was No. 1 25-54 for almost the entire Portable People Meter history of the market: 60 of 62 months. The show was No. 1 6-p ...

11. Robin Thicke Aiming for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

    July 31, 2013 8:08 PM EDT After scoring his first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke now has his sights set on the top slot of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed ...

12. Florida Georgia Line's 'Cruise' Sets Record For Longest No. 1 Run on Hot Country Songs

    July 31, 2013 1:50 PM EDT Florida Georgia Line sets the all-time record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, as the duo's "Cruise" notches a 22nd cumulative week at the summit. With its latest week on top, the song passe ...

13. Robin Thicke, One Direction Nos. 1, 2 on Hot 100

    July 31, 2013 1:50 PM EDT Robin Thicke posts an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell). Meanwhile, One Direction's "Best Song Ever" blasts onto the chart at No. 2, aptly marking the boy ba ...

14. Radio Free Song Club Helps Artists, Amasses Fans with Free Music and Performances

    July 31, 2013 1:20 PM EDT It's not a revolution – not quite yet anyway. SiriusXM has no reason to sleep with one eye open, but if things keep evolving the way they have been, Radio Free Song Club  could be one of the many spark plugs that helps restart the clunking ...

15. Selena Gomez Knocks Jay Z From Top of Billboard 200 With First No. 1 Album

    July 31, 2013 9:40 AM EDT This week, Selena Gomez collects her first No. 1 title on the Billboard 200 with the arrival of "Stars Dance." The Hollywood Records release sold 97,000 copies in its first week -- a career-high frame for the singer, according to Ni ...

16. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo’s Univision Departure May Have Been Prompted by Complaint

    July 30, 2013 8:44 PM EDT One week after radio personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo's syndicated show was permanently cancelled, accusations of harassment and falsifying documents as part of a drive to drum up support for immigration reform are being made by ...

17. Richard Bressler Named President, CFO of CC Media Holdings and Clear Channel Communications

    July 30, 2013 1:16 PM EDT CC Media Holdings, Inc. announced that Richard J. Bressler will become President and Chief Financial Officer of CC Media Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Communications Inc. and CFO of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Bressler is a member of ...

18. Radio & Records: David 'Kidd' Kraddick 1959-2013 — The Story Of Radio’s Biggest ‘Kidd’

    July 30, 2013 12:40 PM EDT The loss of one of radio’s most visible personalities, syndicated morning host David “Kidd” Kraddick, shocked the industry and millions of fans of the “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning” show. The immediate outpouring of love for Kraddick—who died ...

19. Cesar Daniel Ruiz Appointed Program Director for Chicago’s WLEY-FM 'La Ley'

    July 29, 2013 2:51 PM EDT After operating without a program director for eight months, Spanish Broadcasting System's Chicago radio station WLEY-FM (La Ley, 107.9 FM) has appointed Cesar Daniel Ruiz as its new PD, effective immediately. Ruiz will have oversight over ...

20. David 'Kidd' Kraddick, Host of 'Kidd Kraddick in the Morning,' Dead at 53

    July 28, 2013 10:26 AM EDT David "Kidd" Kraddick, the high-octane radio and TV host of the "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" show heard on dozens of U.S. radio stations, has died at a charity golf event near New Orleans, a publicist said. Kraddick was ...

21. 'Radioactive' Explosion: How Imagine Dragons' Hit Has Conquered Multiple Radio Formats

    July 27, 2013 11:00 AM EDT The track links a 21st week at No. 1 on Rock Airplay, breaking the record for the longest reign dating to the Nielsen BDS-based chart's June 20, 2009, inception. Foo Fighters' "Rope" ruled for 20 weeks from its debut the week ...

22. Biz Stock Ticks: This Week's Entertainment Indices

    July 26, 2013 8:51 PM EDT Biz Stock Ticks looks at publicly traded entertainment stock prices over the last week by Apple, Best Buy, Facebook, Google, Live Nation, Pandora, Sony, Sirius, TransWorld and Sony -- many of which this week reacted to the quarterly earnings re ...

23. SiriusXM Launches ICONOS Interview Series With Marc Anthony

    July 26, 2013 5:36 PM EDT As part of its growing Latin footstep, SiriusXM Radio has launched a new series, ICONOS, that will feature in-depth interviews with top Latin stars. The series will be hosted by SiriusXM program director Israel Salazar, who oversees music progra ...

24. Rep. Mel Watt To Introduce Broadcast Radio Performance Rights Bill To Compensate Labels, Artists For Airplay

    July 26, 2013 2:39 PM EDT Rep. Mel Watt plans to introduce legislation that will establish a performance right that would compensate record labels and artists for airplay on broadcast radio. Watt made the announcement on Thursday during the latest hearing on copyright is ...

25. One Direction's 'Best Song Ever' Heading for Top Five on Billboard Hot 100

    July 25, 2013 5:36 PM EDT One Direction's new single "Best Song Ever" is red-hot and heading for a huge debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart next week.   Released on Monday (July 22), the cut is on course for a top five start on the chart -- based on earl ...

26. SiriusXM Posts Record $940 Million Revenue in Second Quarter

    July 25, 2013 8:28 AM EDT SiriusXM posted a $126 million profit on record revenue of $940 million in the second quarter. Revenue was up 12% from the prior-year period. Profit of $125 million was slightly higher than the prior-year period when excluding a $3 billion defer ...

27. Robin Thicke Links Longest Hot 100 Reign This Year

    July 24, 2013 2:43 PM EDT Robin Thicke notches a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell), establishing the longest command for a Hot 100 topper this year. Meanwhile, Bruno Mars tallies his 10th top five ...

28. Ross On Radio: How Top 40 Became Recurrent Radio

    July 24, 2013 6:45 AM EDT  It didn’t happen all that often. But every now and then in the ’70s and ’80s, a top 40 station would have to admit that it missed out on a hit song and add it while it was on its way down the charts. In the days when airplay was reported, not m ...

29. Radio & Records: How SoundOut, HitPredictor, RateTheMusic, Mscore Help Radio Get A Handle On the Hits

    July 23, 2013 1:55 PM EDT Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” may be exactly that at the moment, but what if top 40 had a crystal ball to predict which Dragons track was next to breathe fire at the format? For many PDs, that crystal ball already exists in the form of such res ...

30. Univision Radio Cancels Eddie Sotelo's Popular 'Piolin por la Mañana' Morning Show

    July 22, 2013 11:05 PM EDT Univision Radio's longtime syndicated morning show "Piolin por la Mañana," featuring the popular veteran radio personality Eddie Sotelo, has been cancelled, according to an official with Univision Radio. Univision officials decli ...

31. Maroon 5 Ties Adult, Mainstream Top 40 Records

    July 22, 2013 1:56 PM EDT The group matches the mark for the most Adult Top 40 No. 1s and Mainstream Top 40 top 10s with 'Love Somebody,' while label Interscope equals a record of its own   Maroon 5 ties the record for the most No. 1s in the 17-year history of ...

32. How Renfro Valley Became Kentucky’s 'Country Music Capital'

    July 17, 2013 6:01 PM EDT To many country music fans, Renfro Valley might be a secret. But, to the hundreds of thousands of people who visit the Kentucky music attraction each year, it's a place that feels like home. It's also a place that takes them back to ...

33. Jay-Z Scores 13th No. 1 Album On Billboard 200; Ciara Bows At No. 2

    July 17, 2013 11:31 AM EDT Update: July 17, 1 PM PST, Nielsen SoundScan has updated its sales figures. The new numbers have been adjusted in the story below. As reported last night (July 16), Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail album bounds in at No. 1 on the Billboard 2 ...

34. Chart Moves: Adele's '21' Nears Longevity Record, BET Awards Push 82% Sales Gain for Charlie Wilson

    July 12, 2013 9:00 AM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, a rap album crowned the list for the third time in as many weeks. J. Cole's "Born Sinner" jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 in its third week, selling 58,000 copies, according to Nielsen Sound ...

35. How Anna Kendrick's Soundtrack Sleeper 'Cups' Got to the Top of the Charts

    July 11, 2013 3:21 PM EDT As reported yesterday, Anna Kendrick reaches the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 at last with "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)," which rises 13-10 in its 28th week on the chart.   Since it's been almost a year since ...

36. Spanish-Language KLAX Tops Los Angeles Morning Drive Ratings

    July 11, 2013 2:01 PM EDT For the first time in recent memory, a Spanish-language station is No. 1 for Los Angeles’ coveted morning drive. Regional Mexican station KLAX (97.9 FM, La Raza), jumped from No. 4 in May to No. 1 in Arbitron’s June PPM ratings. The station garn ...

37. Billboard Launches The Billboard Shop

    July 10, 2013 3:19 PM EDT Billboard today announced the launch of the Billboard Shop ( http://shop.billboard.com/ ), an online retail space offering a wide variety of Billboard products. Among the Billboard Shop's offerings are: A one-click way to purchase current ...

38. SoundExchange Paid Out Record $149 Million in Q2

    July 10, 2013 10:17 AM EDT Signaling the strength of Internet and satellite radio, SoundExchange paid out a record $149 million to record labels and artists in the second quarter of 2013, 55% increase over the same period in 2012.   SoundExchange is the non-profit organi ...

39. Ross On Radio: Streams, Extremes, And More Mainstream Stories

    July 10, 2013 7:00 AM EDT Streaming Data Goes Beyond Goofy Outliers During the last year, the streaming stories that dotted the pop music landscape have been extreme ones. Radio has acknowledged some of those titles (PSY’s “Gangnam Style”) and grappled with others (Baaue ...

40. Business Matters: Pandora's Listening Hours Dropped in June, But It's No Big Deal

    July 09, 2013 5:16 PM EDT Pandora’s listener hours dropped to 1.25 billion in June from 1.35 billion in May, according to figures the company released Tuesday. A decline in listening doesn't happen often, but it doesn't necessarily signal problems for either Pa ...

41. SiriusXM Radio Surpasses 25 Million Subscribers, Raises Full-Year Target

    July 09, 2013 7:55 AM EDT SiriusXM Radio said Tuesday that it added 715,000 net new subscribers in the second quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 25 million as of mid-year. The satellite radio firm controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, said ...

42. J. Cole Album Could Move to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Next Week

    July 03, 2013 8:23 PM EDT It's not often that an album climbs to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, but that's just what might happen next week. J. Cole's "Born Sinner," which debuted at No. 2 a week ago, looks like it should take the throne next ...

43. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Gay Equality Anthem 'Same Love' Hits Top 20 on Billboard Hot 100

    July 03, 2013 6:04 PM EDT Song gains in sales, airplay and streams following U.S. Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage issues Following the United States Supreme Court rulings on two separate gay marriage issues (June 26), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' gay equality ...

44. Justin Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead 2013 Mid-Year SoundScan Charts

    July 03, 2013 11:00 AM EDT At the midway point in 2013, Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" (featuring Wanz), lead as the year's biggest-selling album and digital song in the Uni ...

45. Ross On Radio: The Rivalry That Must Not Be Named

    July 03, 2013 6:00 AM EDT Three years ago, '80s rock icon Pat Benatar titled her autobiography "Between a Rock and a Heart Place." That alone invoked the presence of another prominent rock act of that era, but there was no actual mention of the band Heart. ...

46. Business Matters: How Pandora Pays Less -- And More -- Than Radio

    July 01, 2013 6:55 PM EDT Terrestrial radio pays roughly 28% more to publishers per play, per listener than Pandora, according to Billboard estimates from numbers provided in blog posts by David Lowery and Jay Frank . But publishing is a small part of Pandora's roya ...

47. From the Magazine: The New DIY -- Your Music Career in Your Hands

    July 01, 2013 2:00 PM EDT The following excerpts are from the "The New DIY: Your Career In Your Hands" cover package featured in the new issue of Billboard (July 7)  and inlcude Ed Chrstman's look at the changing marketplace for independent distributors; ...

48. Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart Exits Epic A&R Helm

    June 28, 2013 9:14 PM EDT In an unexpected move, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart has exited his post as Epic Records’ president of A&R to concentrate on producing. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer joined the label in that role in October 2011. There was no ...

49. Business Matters: What iTunes Radio Will Actually Pay

    June 28, 2013 7:24 PM EDT A close look at the iTunes licensing agreement for indie labels shows iTunes Radio royalties have limited downside and strong upside. The minimum royalty calculation ensures labels will be paid a decent royalty until iTunes Radio becomes effe ...

50. Songza Introduces Subscription Tier

    June 28, 2013 4:52 PM EDT Internet radio service Songza announced Friday morning a new subscription option for users to enjoy advertising-free listening. Called Club Songza, the subscription tier will drop the ads and double the number of songs that can be skipped. Club ...

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